1
repel(verb, meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
1
resist(verb, meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
1
revolt
1
run the chance(expression, idiom)
1
run the gauntlet(expression, idiom)
1
scorn(verb, meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
1
set at defiance(expression, idiom)
1
show fight
1
speak out
1
speak up
1
stand
1
stand at bay(expression, idiom)
1
stand up against(expression, idiom)
1
strive against
1
tackle
1
take chances
1
tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
0
acknowledge
0
aim
0
allow
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